Islamic Ghazni: Fired clay
Inv. no. C0082
Glazed ceramic tiles
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1958
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, courtyard, northern side
Ghazni, Ghaznavid Palace
Private apartments, courtyard, northern side
Moulded relief decorated tile
Fired clay
Mould
10x0.8
Late 12th - early 13th c.
Fragment of russet monochrome square tile. The shape of the tile is irregular, being the edges uneven. The glaze appears matt. The rear surface is even and smooth. Moulded relief decoration representing a rampant quadruped in profile, facing the dexter side, with its left forefoot and hind foot in the air, and the tail raised. The central motif is framed by an octagonal fillet.
Current location: Kabul National Museum
Current location: Kabul National Museum
Neg. no.: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –
Digital photos: M. Rugiadi, 2004; E. Monti, 2006
Drawings: –
- Scerrato 1962, pp. 263-265, fig. 10 (photo: Matarazzo); pp. 265-266 (chronology); pp. 267-270 (iconographic influence, comparisons); pp. 268-269 (hypothesis on original use)
- Grube 1976, (hypothesis on original use)
- Giunta 2005b, Fig. 7; p. 481 (general presentation)
- Fusaro 2014, pp. 190-193 (technology); pp. 194-195 (typology); pp. 196-197 (hypothesis on original use); pp. 197-198 (chronology)
- Fusaro 2015, pp. 8-9 (general presentation); p. 12 (chronology)